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Victor Crochet Joins Nishimura & Asahi
We are pleased to announce that Victor Crochet joined Nishimura & Asahi as a partner as of January 1, 2025.
Victor Crochet has extensive practice in EU and international economic law from his experience gained working in a leading law firm headquartered in Brussels, Belgium as well as at the World Trade Org anization (WTO) and World Customs Organization (WCO). His practice has been recognized in major legal directories such as Who's Who Legal and by clients, including a sovereign client who honored him with a Ministerial Award for his services.
We are confident that Victor’s extensive experience in EU and international economic law will enhance our firm’s ability to serve clients more effectively and further strengthen our capabilities.
We look forward to continuing our cordial relationship with you long into the future.
With regard to EU law, Victor advises governments and corporations on how to navigate the intricacies of EU regulations with a particular focus on assisting clients impact the legislative developments of new regulations and comply with them. Victor also assists companies and governments in trade remedy investigations. He has advised clients in over fifty anti-dumping, anti-subsidy and safeguard investigations, successfully obtaining no or low duties for exporters in several instances. Furthermore, Victor has extensive experience in litigating before the Court of Justice of the European Union where he has successfully challenged several measures adopted by the EU institutions.
Turning to international economic law, Victor assists governments in WTO proceedings before panels and the Appellate Body and other appeal arrangements. His experience also includes advising governments and multinational corporations on a variety of economic policy matters such as providing legal opinions regarding the legality of measures adopted by the EU as well as third countries under international trade and investment law. Finally, Victor often assists governments with international trade and investment negotiations by helping them develop persuasive arguments during negotiations and ensure compliance with agreed upon rules.
Victor also teaches part of the course on international trade law at Cambridge University.